Table 2.

Phage and bacterial strains used in the study and host range spectrum of the bacteriophages

No	Species	Strain	Plaque formation
1	Escherichia	285a	N
2	Escherichia	ATCC 25922b	N
3	Escherichia	ATCC 8099b	N
4	Escherichia	ATCC 10536b	N
5	Escherichia	JM109c	N
6	Escherichia	BL21c	N
7	Escherichia	HDSαc	N
8	Escherichia	O157H7 44752d	N
9	Escherichia	EIEC 8401d	C
10	Escherichia	EIEC ATCC 43893d	C
11	Staphylococcus aureus	ATCC 6538b	N
12	Staphylococcus aureus	ATCC 26001b	N
13	Salmonella typhi	ATCC 50071b	N
14	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	ATCC 10145b	N
15	Shigella dysenteriae	ATCC 13313b	N
16	Α-hemolytic streptococcus	ATCC 32213b	N
17	Β-hemolytic streptococcus	ATCC 32210b	N

Obtained from ^aZhenghui L, Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military Medical Science, China; ^bBacterial culture center, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Science, China; ^cJing a. Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, China; ^dBacterial culture center, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine.

C = clear plaque; T = turbid plaque; N = no plaque.